Monthly Archives: January 2013

Windows 8 app dev challenge

Microsoft is having another one of their developer app challenges, this one is directed at Windows 8 platform.

The prize this time is a Asus Windows 8 RT tablet, so I decided to throw my hat in the ring and give it a go.

Similar to last time the condition is simply to be the first 50 developer to finish 4 apps and publish them.

Unfortunately this type of challenges doesn’t give the developers any incentives to produce worthwhile app, the challenge is merely to see how fast one can churn out working software that fits the minimum functionality requirement to be an app.

I managed to be one of the 50 lucky one to finish the challenge on time, with a mixture of new apps and windows 7 phone ported app. I have to admit, the tablet is quite fun to play with.

The other impact of the competition is that now, I am registered with the Windows 8 app market place, I’ve got Windows 8 installed on my desktop, and Visual studio all set up to go. It is awfully tempting to write more apps now.

Starting my CFA Level 1 exam prep

This year I’ve decided to learn some new things.

CFA certification have always been something of interest to me, I have many colleagues working on the certification and I have always wondered if I would go down this path someday.

So after some egging on from a friend, I decided to go all in and registered myself for the Level 1 exam in June 2013.

After going through about 20% of the materials I’ve noticed something unexpected, most of the materials are applied mathematics. It was a pleasant surprise that made me feel better about my chances of passing the exam.

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